"The definitive compendium of intruder practices and tools." --Steve Steinke, Network Magazine

"For almost any computer book, you can find a clone. But not this one... A one-of-a-kind study of the art of breaking in." --UNIX Review

Here is the latest edition of international best-seller, Hacking Exposed. Using real-world case studies, renowned security experts Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, and George Kurtz show IT professionals how to protect computers and networks against the most recent security vulnerabilities. You'll find detailed examples of the latest devious break-ins and will learn how to think like a hacker in order to thwart attacks. Coverage includes:

• Code hacking methods and countermeasures
• New exploits for Windows 2003 Server, UNIX/Linux, Cisco, Apache, and Web and wireless applications
• Latest DDoS techniques--zombies, Blaster, MyDoom
• All new class of vulnerabilities--HTTP Response Splitting
• and much more